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47. Another inventor* told me about her invention many years ago.

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Sun Jun 10, 2018, 10:15 AM

Jun 2018

She was an amazing person.

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I found out something very interesting about Hedy Lamarr [View all] lunatica Jun 2018 OP

Depressing to think of the millions upon millions of women who were kept down by the patriarchy oberliner Jun 2018 #1

And when it came to light she had invented something amazing, a theory applegrove Jun 2018 #4

She was nothing but arm candy to him lunatica Jun 2018 #6

Exactly. It was a conspiracy theory. She invented the idea in the US. applegrove Jun 2018 #13

I know! lunatica Jun 2018 #5

Saw that last month on PBS - Very interesting story. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2018 #2

Same here, saw it on PBS. I was surprised by it a bit, the frankness appalachiablue Jun 2018 #32

It made quite an impact on me lunatica Jun 2018 #38

PBS Feature on New Film "Bombshell" (2017) including Hedy Lamarr's inventions. appalachiablue Jun 2018 #46

It's Hedley jberryhill Jun 2018 #3

Unfortunately she became a punch line lunatica Jun 2018 #7

She sued for that ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #8

This is exactly the problem oberliner Jun 2018 #9

Harrumph. roamer65 Jun 2018 #18

Wow, that is very interesting. R B Garr Jun 2018 #10

The TV show Timeless featured her in Season 2/episode 3 Hollywoodland. Staph Jun 2018 #11

The irony is that the time machine could lunatica Jun 2018 #12

Lots of people don't fully understand Patent and Trademark rules. Blue_true Jun 2018 #14

AN DO NOT Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #15

There's not much more respect for copyrights either lunatica Jun 2018 #20

A few questions. Blue_true Jun 2018 #25

I was hired by an art director who was hired by them to do the ad lunatica Jun 2018 #29

Unless a person gets a federal copyright, there is no all states protection. Blue_true Jun 2018 #48

seriously? Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #28

Yes lunatica Jun 2018 #30

Wow. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #31

Yeah, that is sort of like putting your hand into a wood chipper. Blue_true Jun 2018 #22

Her partner was actually another creative type rather than a scientist. cemaphonic Jun 2018 #16

Thanks for adding this information lunatica Jun 2018 #17

He sounds like he was a lot like Hedy cemaphonic Jun 2018 #33

I always get Vivian Leigh & Hedy Lamar mixed up! KCDebbie Jun 2018 #19

They did look a lot alike lunatica Jun 2018 #23

Yes I've heard that before Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2018 #21

Hedy improved wing design for Howard Hughes Cicada Jun 2018 #24

That was in the documentary also lunatica Jun 2018 #26

Hedy was brilliant Uncle Joe Jun 2018 #27

The very fact DU exists and we're all communicating in real time is because of her lunatica Jun 2018 #36

I just started watching it now! Upthevibe Jun 2018 #34

I knew her story, and always think about her when people like James Woods lunamagica Jun 2018 #35

Wouldn't it had been great if she was born just a few decades later? lunatica Jun 2018 #37

Yes, just think of all the potential that has been thrown away because women were smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #40

PBS just did a new doc on hedy. she also innovated plastic surgery. pansypoo53219 Jun 2018 #39

Larry King should have been interviewing Hedy Lamarr instead of oasis Jun 2018 #41

There's A Piece On This . . . ProfessorGAC Jun 2018 #42

Good story until the absurd end. Lamarr was remarkably dynamic, Hortensis Jun 2018 #43

That's Hedley... Dennis Donovan Jun 2018 #44

It's 1874, Mendocino Jun 2018 #45

Another inventor* told me about her invention many years ago. Duppers Jun 2018 #47